Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-12-18

Oakland is once more struggling
With the s'boom.' which, certain
months agone, died "abomin. They
had mass meeting up there the other
day to lure the coy maiden from her
esnbowered retreat amid Los Angeles
orange groves. Col. John P. Irish
was there aud made talk" He
said:
believe in taking advantage of the
nearest opportunity, and Los Angeles
seems to be the best place to operate.
The Eastern traveller reaches Los An
geles full OF curiosity. cnpidity and
consumption. He usually has the first
two diseases bad. The Los Angeles
people practice upon their curiosity
and cupldity. If they can't keep them
they shoot them back. They would
rather send them to New York or
Halifax or hi than up here. Now.
some man, who has the instinct OF
contact and tn. power of conversation.
can by association do much to turn
the tile northward Some man who
can single out men who desi to make
Investments, who are intelligent, who
can comprehend the productive quail
ity OF land. A man who can convince
th-m that the lands of Alameda coun-
ty will produce more and pay o. better
profit than anywhere else in this
State.
The Colonel ie not just to his town.
Nobody here has ever said it would
be better for climate hunters to go to
h., than to Oakland. Greenland is
the worst comparison we ever heard
made in this connection. And the
able speaker was a bit egotistical
when he wanted a man
sent here ito convince the tourist"
that Alameda is a better place for
Investments than Los Angeles. No
one with less powers of prevarication
than an Iowa editor, would be justi-
Aed in making such an attempt. If
Che Colonel will come down here we
will treat him we'll. He goes on to
say:
II was out to Laundry Farm the
other day with my friend, j. III
Woodard--I don't know whether he
IL here or not. l went out with the
Board Of Directors of the Veterans
Home. and We had an excellent
spread. 1t was as fine as they serve
n the res auranis on the boulevard in
Paris. 1t cost good deal. Now,
down in Los Angeles they do differ
emily. They have a cheaper way. but
Il il more effective. They go and get
some bulls heads and put them in q
trench with some hot stones. Get
some Spmiard to get up bnll's-head
bake. Then they invite those Eastern
BELLOWS curand bring out buckets full
81 claret, and feed them on baked bulls
head and Chill sauce, washed down
With claret. 1t don't cost much, 1t is
: novelty and it takes. These folks
can get French dinner at
home. They can get a
eweIled head on champagne
anvwhere. / arn convinced that if
Jim Woodland had had some bulls
heads he would have got the Soldiers
Home located on Laundry Farm.
When Sam Ward was the king OF the
2obbv he said he could get any meas
ure through Congress without the
ne Of money. He said: i've got
receips for boiled ham. put 1t in
4 Rattle and boil IL, then skin it anil
mt in some spices and cloves and
herbs and pour some rum over 1t and
me- IL in the oven and bake it, and Z |
mem Der of Congress comes In and eats /
r. and he will vote fer anything /
rant" No. these Los Angeles people /
hnye the faculty of getting the East
m visitor into benevolent, amiable
nd Investing mood. Now, believe
his experiment is worth trying. Los